Sunday, April 29, 2012

Red Buckeye

Common Name: Red Buckeye (Angiosperm)
Scientific Name: Aesculus pavia



  • The Red Buckeye is originally from Southeastern United States
  • Its flowers are red and tubular
  • The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds
  • Grows from 5 to 8 meters tall
  • The fruits, roughly 3 centimeters in diameter, reach full maturity between September and October
  • The fruits contain saponins, which are poisonous to humans
  • Dicot
  • It is perennial
  • Single stem growth
  • Minimum soil pH: 3.7
  • Maximum soil pH: 7.0



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_pavia
http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=AEPA

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